African Union Commission Scholarship For Students To Study In Any Pan African University, 2016

The Pan African University (PAU), the Premier continental University network whose mission is to provide wholesome postgraduateeducation, invites young qualified, talented and enterprising applicants from African Countries and the Diaspora to apply to join Masters’ or PhD degree programmes in ANY of the PAU Institutes listed below.

Candidates with potential, motivation and desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.

Scholarship awardees should be committed to working in Africa after graduation.

Call for Applications (Admission Year 2016/2017): Pan African University

EligibilityAdmission Requirements for Masters’ Programmes:
Candidates must satisfy the following conditions:

Undergraduate degree from a recognized university with at least a second class upper division or its equivalent, in a relevant field.

Certified copies of relevant certificates, transcripts (from university and high school), National I.D. card and passport personal details page.

Clear colored passport size photograph (2cmx2cm)

Not older than 30 years for male and 35 years for female applicants.

Candidates may be required to undergo a written/oral examination after preselection.

Candidates for the Master in Conference Interpreting and Translation programmes are required to have excellent knowledge of at least two of the African Union’s official languages (Arabic, English, French and Portuguese).

Admission Requirements for Doctorate Programmes:
Candidates must satisfy the following conditions:

A masters degree in a relevant field from PAU or any internationally recognized university

It is important to visit the official website (link to it is below) to download the Call for Application Guidelines for complete information on this scholarship.

DEADLINES:
Application started on Friday, February 5, 2016 (at 16:00) and run till Sunday, March 20, 2016 (at 23:45). Closing date for receipt of applications with all supporting documents is 20th March 2016

PLEASE NOTE:
Applications received after the deadline above shall NOT be considered.

The Pan African University (PAU) is an initiative of the African Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental University network whose mission is to provide wholesome postgraduate education geared towards the achievement of a prosperous, integrated and peaceful Africa.

Application Deadline: 20 March 2016Open to International students: No (ONLY Africans)